In the article How Seattle Transformed Parking Without Spending a Fortune, author Eric Jaffe discusses demand-responsive pricing, an approach that allows a city to adjust the rates of street meters and garages based on anticipated demand. Most notably, San Francisco’s SFpark program has served as a sophisticated poster child for demand-responsive pricing, using a matrix of street sensors to adjust prices and inform drivers of space vacancy in real time.

Client:

City of Seattle

Owner:

City of Seattle

Location:

Seattle, WA

Since 2012, Transpo has provided the Seattle DOT Parking Group with ongoing analysis support related to parking policies, regulations, and pricing in Seattle. Our work includes collecting and summarizing paid on-street parking data from various neighborhoods and defined areas throughout the City to determine the impacts that pricing and regulatory changes have on parking occupancy and duration.

Client:

City of Edgewood

Owner:

City of Edgewood

Location:

Edgewood, WA

Transpo has served as the City of Edgewood’s on-call transportation engineer since 2010. Our team has created relationships with multiple departments within the City and serves as an extension of the City’s in-house staff by providing expertise as needed for transportation planning, traffic engineering design, development review, traffic impact analysis, and traffic modeling. Our work has included the following projects and tasks:

Client:

Skagit Council of Governments

Owner:

Skagit Council of Governments

Location:

Skagit County

The Skagit Council of Governments (SCOG) is developing a countywide Non-Motorized Transportation Plan (NMTP) that will identify projects and programs that promote a livable, walkable, and bikeable community.

This summer Transpo has been busy working on a variety of multimodal planning projects. Some of our latest efforts include the Bellingham Bicycle Master Plan, the Skagit Non-Motorized Connectivity Study, and the Bellevue Transit Master Plan. While individual work elements and challenges vary for each project, they share one of the same overall goals – to create vibrant, livable communities that better connect residents with all modes of transportation.

Client:

Skagit Council of Governments

Owner:

Skagit Council of Governments

Location:

Skagit County and Island County, WA

Transpo assisted the Skagit Council of Governments in preparing the update of the joint 2010 – 2035 Skagit-Island Metropolitan/Regional Transportation Plan, which addresses federal and state requirements and ensures high priority projects are eligible for funding through the widest range of programs available.

Client:

David Evans Associates

Owner:

Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments

Location:

Longview, WA

As part of a team working closely with WSDOT and CWCOG, Transpo provided technical assistance in validating the need for improvements to the SR 432, as outlined in the SR 432 Route Development Plan. Transpo performed travel demand forecasting and traffic analysis to assist in identifying and evaluating future corridor improvement alternatives. Transpo then developed conceptual

Client:

Parametrix

Owner:

Washington State Ferries

Location:

Mukilteo, WA

Transpo continues to assist Washington State Ferries (WSF) and the FTA in evaluating concepts to replace or relocate the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal. The new multimodal terminal will improve the operations and facilities serving the eastern terminus. The Mukilteo/Clinton ferry route is part of SR 525, connecting Whidbey Island to the Seattle-Everett metropolitan area. It is WSF’s second

Client:

Sound Transit

Owner:

Sound Transit

Location:

Seattle, WA

As a part of the System Access Program (SAP) program, Transpo helped Sound Transit better understand the non-motorized connections available at the Mount Baker and the future Northgate Link light rail stations in Seattle to improve access for those that walk and bike to use the system. Transpo’s innovative GIS-based software, ViaCity, was applied to identify and evaluate connection projects.

Client:

Pierce County, WA

Owner:

Pierce County, WA

Location:

Tacoma, WA

Transpo worked with Pierce County and the Pierce County Coordinated Transportation Coalition (PCCTC) to update the 2007 Coordinated Transportation Plan, which addressed federal planning requirements. A critical goal in developing this plan was providing a forum for citizen and transit user input. Transpo worked alongside Pierce County staff and assisted at community meetings. The plan was focused on increasing ride service for targeted populations, simplifying access to transportation, and improving customer satisfaction. Transpo used GIS to analyze social demographics within the study area. Our research resulted in recommending increased funding for special needs transportation, grouping trips and sharing costs, providing transportation services for senior citizens, and changes in program policies.